San Francisco, April 18, 1906, San Francisco, California
Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, 1906, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906
Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) was a German-born American photographer who is best known for his photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown and the 1906 earthquak... More
Mission San Juan Bautista, Monastery, Second Street, San Juan Bautista...
See also HALS CA-84 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS CA-38-4-B Building/structure dates: HABS CA-38-4-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000038
Mauna Loa Road, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosystems and archaeological sites. It represents the traditional NPS ... More
Mauna Loa Road, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosystems and archaeological sites. It represents the traditional NPS ... More
Hilina Pali Road, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosystems and archaeological sites. It represents the traditional NPS ... More
Hilina Pali Road, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosystems and archaeological sites. It represents the traditional NPS ... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
Ruins of San Francisco, Nob Hill in foreground, from Lawrence Captive ...
H72361 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; June, 1906.
Peak House, 322 South Second Street, Manhattan, Riley County, KS
Significance: The Peak House was determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 because of the building's architectural characteristics reflecting distinctive type, period, and method ... More
Peak House, 322 South Second Street, Manhattan, Riley County, KS
Significance: The Peak House was determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 because of the building's architectural characteristics reflecting distinctive type, period, and method ... More
Peak House, 322 South Second Street, Manhattan, Riley County, KS
Significance: The Peak House was determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 because of the building's architectural characteristics reflecting distinctive type, period, and method ... More
Peak House, 322 South Second Street, Manhattan, Riley County, KS
Significance: The Peak House was determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 because of the building's architectural characteristics reflecting distinctive type, period, and method ... More
Panorama from St. Francis Hotel, Panoramic Photograph
H78297 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Picture Co.; May 28, 1906. No. 237.
The Burning of San Francisco, April 18, view from St. Francis Hotel
H77132 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Picture Co.; May 10, 1906; DLC/PP-1906:42912. Copyright claimant's address: 1070 Broadway, Oakland, California. No. 102.
The Burning of San Francisco, April 18, view from St. Francis Hotel
H77132 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Picture Co.; May 10, 1906; DLC/PP-1906:42912. Copyright claimant's address: 1070 Broadway, Oakland, California. No. 102.
Sesnon House, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, Santa Cruz County, CA
Significance: The age and early mission-style design of Sesnon House is unique to Santa Cruz County, and the building pre-dates similar grand country homes in the area by 10 to 20 years. The interior construct... More
Sesnon House, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, Santa Cruz County, CA
Significance: The age and early mission-style design of Sesnon House is unique to Santa Cruz County, and the building pre-dates similar grand country homes in the area by 10 to 20 years. The interior construct... More
City Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA
Significance: One of the most elegant civic buildings in the US. It was designed by Arthur Brown, Jr., and his executive partner, John Bukewell, Jr., after a competition held in 1912. The building was effective... More
City Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA
Significance: One of the most elegant civic buildings in the US. It was designed by Arthur Brown, Jr., and his executive partner, John Bukewell, Jr., after a competition held in 1912. The building was effective... More
No. 2, Panorama of the ruins in the valley that sweeps from Russian Hi...
F43920 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Theodore Kytka; July 17, 1906.
Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Cop...
Significance: One of two "impossible bridges" across the Copper R., one of unprecedented size and strength, built across the faces of two glaciers and key to the success of the CR&NWRR, which was to be the All ... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Ponce Municipio, ...
Significance: The original lighthouse was built in 1889 in position 18* 29' 26" N - 67* 9' 43" W, very close to the sea in a low sandy point. In 1918 Puerto Rico experienced an earthquake which had its epicente... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Arnold Genthe - San Francisco, April 18, 1906
Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 120. Purc... More
Arnold Genthe - San Francisco, April 18, 1906
Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 120. Purc... More
Foot of Market Street, showing earthquake upheaval, San Francisco, Cal...
Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, 1906, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Charred corpse of a victim of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fi...
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Arnold Genthe - On the ruins (April 1906), Chinatown, San Francisco
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[Sutter St. up from Grant Ave.]
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[Market Street and Turk Street after the earthquake and fire, San Fran...
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Looking up California St. from Sansoney [i.e. Sansome] St., San Franci...
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Arnold Genthe - On the ruins (April 1906), Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 3. Alternate titles from a similar image in: Pictures of old Chi... More
Steps that lead to nowhere (after the fire)
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Union Square and St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, Cal.
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[San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906]
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San Francisco, April 18, 1906, San Francisco, California
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
[Crowd on Grant Ave., San Francisco, California, watching building bur...
Copyright by Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 8. Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[View of building after earthquake and fire, San Francisco, California...
Six men in foreground face the damaged 7-story building. Copyright by Casey & Clancy, San Francisco, Cal. No. 1.
San Francisco from Lawrence Captive Air Ship, 800 feet above 4th & Mis...
H111069 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; May 26, 1908. Photographer's address: Chicago.
San Francisco from captive airship, 1908
H111013 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; May 25, 1908. Copyright claimant's address: Chicago.
Helena, Montana. Demolition of buildings damaged in 1935 earthquakes
Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Seismicity of the earth, 1960-1980 /
VA 145-832 U.S. Copyright Office "Copyright c1982 Rebecca M. Espinosa and Marie Tharp." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Aerial view of a portion of the San Andreas fault in California's Sier...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The geological fault runs roughly 810 miles through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. Cre... More
Panorama view of ruins of San Francisco from St. Francis Hotel
H78301 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Picture Co.; May 28, 1906; DLC/PP-1906:42933. No. 236.
San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906
Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) was a German-born American photographer who is best known for his photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown and the 1906 earthquak... More
Mission San Jose de Guadalupe, Mission & Washington Boulevards, Fremon...
See also HALS CA-75 for additional documentation. Significance: Restored remains of Fourteenth Mission founded by Franciscan Fathers in Alta, California. Site consecrated June 11, 1797. Church and most of the... More
Mission San Juan Bautista, Monastery, Second Street, San Juan Bautista...
See also HALS CA-84 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS CA-38-4-B Building/structure dates: HABS CA-38-4-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000038
Mission San Juan Bautista, Monastery, Second Street, San Juan Bautista...
See also HALS CA-84 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS CA-38-4-B Building/structure dates: HABS CA-38-4-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000038
Mauna Loa Road, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosystems and archaeological sites. It represents the traditional NPS ... More
Photograph of San Francisco in ruins from Lawrence Captive Airship, 20...
Copyright claimant's address: Chicago. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; 1906. Exhibit loan 4105-L. Exhibited in: Documenting disaster: photographs of the 1906 San Francisco earthquakes and fire, San Fra... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
San Francisco Fire Department, Pumping Station No. 2, Van Ness Avenue ...
Significance: A well preserved, representative example of an early 20th century Steam powered water pumping station. The site also retains historical significance because of its associations with the city's fi... More
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI
See Thurston Lava Tube, HALS HI-6, for additional documentation. Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosyst... More
Sketches of Louisville and its environs : including, among a great var...
Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sketches of Louisville and its environs : including, among a great var...
Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mission San Juan Bautista, Church, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Pl...
See also HALS CA-84 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS CA-38-4-A Building/structure dates: 1803-1812 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1906 Subsequent Work Building/structure date... More
Sesnon House, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, Santa Cruz County, CA
Significance: The age and early mission-style design of Sesnon House is unique to Santa Cruz County, and the building pre-dates similar grand country homes in the area by 10 to 20 years. The interior construct... More
Sesnon House, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, Santa Cruz County, CA
Significance: The age and early mission-style design of Sesnon House is unique to Santa Cruz County, and the building pre-dates similar grand country homes in the area by 10 to 20 years. The interior construct... More
Aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906
Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Loomis Seismograph Station, Mineral, Te...
Survey number: HABS CA-2114-K Building/structure dates: ca. 1916 Initial Construction
The Burning of San Francisco, April 18, view from the Merchant's Excha...
H76813 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Photo Co.; May 9, 1906. No. 100.
Faro de Punta Higuero, Punta Higuero, Centro Puntas, Rincon Municipio,...
Significance: In 1892 the original light was built as a fixed white 6th order station with a 6 mile range light beam. It was a singular piece of design and construction similar to Guanica Light. The most stri... More
No. 5, Panorama of the western addition and the Mission, showing the r...
F44257 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Theodore Kytka; July 31, 1906.
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Haleakala National Park Roads, Pukalani, Maui County, HI
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Haleakala National Park road system provides access to the summit and crater of the dormant volcano, Haleakala, showcasing striking views and native Hawaiian... More
Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Ponce Municipio, ...
Significance: The original lighthouse was built in 1889 in position 18* 29' 26" N - 67* 9' 43" W, very close to the sea in a low sandy point. In 1918 Puerto Rico experienced an earthquake which had its epicente... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
Mission San Juan Bautista, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, San...
Suggested address, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, is not verifiable in documentation. See also HALS CA-84 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS CA-38-4 Building/structure dates: ca. 1797- ... More
Mission San Juan Bautista, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, San...
Suggested address, Second Street, San Juan Bautista Plaza, is not verifiable in documentation. See also HALS CA-84 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS CA-38-4 Building/structure dates: ca. 1797- ... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More
Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More